Managing as a Coach

Managing as a Coach

University of California, Davis

About this course: Do you (or do you want to) manage employees? Have you ever wondered how to get better performance out of those you manage? Are you unsure if you are communicating effectively with your employees? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then this course – and its associated specialization – is for you!
Leadership and management responsibilities have changed dramatically, particularly in the last decade. In order to be an effective manager in increasingly fast-paced and complex organizational environments, coaching has become essential.
In this course, you will learn what coaching is and learn how to differentiate between it and all of the other myriad roles managers are expected to perform – managing, mentoring, leading, and training. You’ll learn about the importance of strong leadership and learn to describe your current point of view as a leader, and evaluate when to adjust your thinking in order to be more effective in managing and leading in a rapidly evolving workplace.
And finally, you’ll be introduced to the Thought Model, a coaching technique you can use to develop better thinkers and better performers. So if you’re ready to learn all about how to be a more effective and valued manager using coaching techniques, join us as we explore more successful managing through coaching!

Who is this class for: While this course is probably most useful for those learners who are already managing people, it's also a great course for learners who plan or aspire to manage others in the future or who just want to assist in improving overall team dynamics within their respective organizations.

This module defines coaching as well as the 4 other roles modern managers are expected to play in their organizations: leader, manager, mentor, and trainer. Many examples are provided to help illustrate each role and common pitfalls associated with the overuse of each role will be covered. The module wraps up with a comparison of all the roles managers have and then asks you to identify and explain why you would go to one role over another in particular situations.

This module covers the many influences on the manager role and how managing and coaching should work together. We'll also discuss why managers are necessary to organizations, and why so many managers don't coach. This module features a great reading on the importance of managers to Google and wraps up with another quiz to check your understanding of the material.

This module is all about exploring how your life experiences influence your management approach. In lesson 3, you'll learn how to differentiate between facts about experiences in your life and the stories you tell yourself about those facts, identify your own point of view in a situation, and analyze how that may influence decisions you make. And in lesson 4, we'll discuss the interrelationship between point of view and belief systems and introduce you to the Thought Model.

Reading: Audio Podcast: When Was the Last Time You Checked What You Believed?

Discussion Prompt: Discussion: Your values and point of view

Video: Point of View and Belief Systems

Video: Thought Model Part 1: Circumstances, Thoughts, and Feelings

Video: Thought Model Part 2: Actions and Results

Video: Differences Between Your Thoughts and the Facts

Reading: Ladder of Inference

Reading: Audio Podcast: Burden vs. Choice

Reading: Video: Coaching Frame of Mind

Practice Quiz: Thought Model (Practice)

Graded: Points of View

Graded: Thought Model (Required)

WEEK 4

Course Peer Review Assignment

Now that you're familiar with the Thought Model, this final module is devoted to you practicing how to use the Thought Model in the final course peer review. This activity asks you to reflect on everything you've learned in the course and apply the Thought Model to a situation occurring in your life.

Each course is like an interactive textbook, featuring pre-recorded videos, quizzes and projects.

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Rated 4.6 out of 5 of 360 ratings

Excellent material and teaching approach. Very useful.

Nice course and practical insights for team coaching

Super impressed with the instructor and the course content. I will highly recommended to my friends and family